Moses and Stephen F. Austin

What is an Empresario?

Ask permission from the Mexican
government to bring people into their
country.

Responsible for filling up the land with
people, collecting taxes, and that people
are obeying the laws of the Colonization Laws of 1825.

Basically….. A real estate agent

Moses Austin
The OG of Texas

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Moses Austin saw a great opportunity in

Mexico and he had just lost all of his

fortune.

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The Mexican government gave Moses an

empresario contract, allowing Moses

Austin to start a colony in Mexican owned

Texas bringing in settlers from the U.S

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Moses Died before he could bring people

to Texas. Left colonizing up to his son

Stephen F. Austin (SFA)

1820

Stephen F. Austin

The Father of Texas

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Stephen’s dream to become a lawyer

was put on hold. He was now

responsible for bringing the first 300

settlers to Texas.

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Est. the first colony SFA became an

important figure working with the

Mexican government

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Later becoming involved in the

Texas revolution

1821

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is known as the father of Texas.

● The first 300 settlers in

Texas were known as

the “old 300”

● This group of people

would be the first Anglo

Americans to start in

Texas

Erasmo Seguin

Most successful Tejano rancher
1824

Erasmo Seguin was a Tejano empresario. Seguin represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention in 1824.

When Mexico decided to invite immigrants to Texas, Seguin helped locate the land that Stephen F. Austin and his families would settle.

He supported Texas Independence

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represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention.